Benefits & Discounts

The Quality Inn Ocean City MD that AARP recommended was the worst hotel stay I have ever stayed at. The room was very unsanitary. There was ¼ inch thick layer of filth on the air vents. Mold in the upper right corner, along the bathroom tub, along the floor, in the sink, the carpet was torn, there were holes in the walls, the shower hold bar was cracked so badly that if you held onto it, it might have cut you. The tissue box had a huge crack so if you would put your hand too deep in the box it would pinch you. The corner of the pillow looked like it had blood or a red stain of some sort. There constant noise fridge making a popping sound, people stomping above, traffic etc. It is by the far the worst hotel experience I have ever had. Why AARP recommended them is beyond me. My husband and I now call it the “un-Quality Inn. I did write the hotel and I do have multiple photos of the awful condition of the room and all I received was “sorry” which is something but does not make up for a ho

Hello everyone! I am new to AARP. As I Look through everything it has to offer for me It has become a little overwhelming. I'm planning a vacation to Dollywood Pigeon Forge and would love to hear from anyone who has already taken advantage of all the perk AARP offers. I dont know where to begin looking for discounts, coupons etc. Here on AARP. Any ideas and recommendations would be awesome. 😁 

I have not been able to do anything in AARP rewards. All we get is a message that says "We are currently experiencing technical difficulties in processing your request. Please retry in a few minutes. Thank you for your patience." for several weeks. The resolution we are provided is that someone is "working on it". Planned to buy guftcards for upcoming travel, which seems unlikely at this point.

Never use any OTA, they steal 15 to 50 percent from every booking. The hotel, motel industry would be better and cheaper if you book direct. As The OTas raise the rates so they can get more money from the hotels. In turn the hotels raise rates to compensate for the OTA fees. Always book direct. AARP SHOULD NOT SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ROB YOU OF YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY.

I’ve tried for months to do some of the 1,050 point activities with no luck. I open the page and there’s no link to start or do the activity.  It just says progress 0/10 or something like that but no link anywhere to start doing it. I’ve tried on different devices and no luck. I haven’t done any of these activities already so that isn’t what is preventing it.  What is going on? 

After searching this community, I see that Budget Car Rental has several complaints. Let me just recount ours. After booking and paying for a week's rental through the AARP emailed travel offer, I received an email confirmation of a hybrid Prius model sedan to be picked up from a nearby airport terminal. Thought all was in order.   My call to the office 3 hours prior to pickup revealed that Budget did not have a Prius anywhere in the area. Their replacement was a Chrysler Pacifica gas model -- not what anyone would call a "comparable car." Furthermore, each subsequent emailed confirmation was markedly higher in price than the original agreement. I cancelled the order and took my own car, which is exactly what I had wanted to avoid. My contention is that this is a classic bait-and-switch tactic, but Budget claims it isn't (?). They offered me three days of coupons, but how is this being held accountable? They blatantly did not honor a written contract. I'm also upset

still no reply from aarp with the "escalation" of my inquiry as to why I can redeem points as a new member but cannot redeem.  Might be time to quit.

I’m comparing a few options, including Besrey baby carriers, and want to make sure I choose something suitable for everyday use. What features should I pay attention to, such as comfort, support, adjustability, safety, and ease of putting the carrier on and taking it off?

Dennys AARP discount no longer accepted at 12101 SE 82nd Ave Happy Valley OR location.

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 HelloI read in one of the AARP Papers about a Low Milage Plan for people that drive a few miles a week etc.Where you pay a Fee and then only pay for the milage you drive. Has anyone seen or applied for this. ThanksKen 

I am an AARP member wanting to use the AARP discount available on ThriftBooks. Per ThriftBooks blog November 2025, I would verify membership by keying AARP member number in given link and receive a promo discount code to use at checkout. The link did not provide a way to verify membership. I contacted ThriftBooks customer service who suggested:“I'd recommend reaching out to AARP directly to inquire about their partnership with ThriftBooks and how to obtain your member discount code. They should be able to provide you with a code that you can apply at checkout. “ Can you help please? 

I choose AVIS car rental because of the benefits that AARP offered.   It was a nightmare experience to say the least.  I picked up a car at the Philadelphia airport and drove to New York.  A relative of mine noticed that the vehicle inspection had expired making the vehicle illegal to drive. The only place to exchange it was 120 miles away to get the same type of vehicle (larger SUV).  So we had to drive illegally to exchange the vehicle and lost 2 days of driving as we had events going on locally and had to car pool with others.  We reported it to AVIS and basically was told that we were out of luck and that they would only look to re-imburse us for gas or lost time with vehicle if we had a Wizard number at the time of rental?  If AARP is going to partner with such companies they need to make sure they inspect there vehicles.  

If I already have an existing membership and it is due to renew, can I use the AARP Discount on my existing membership or will I need to cancel it and start a new membership to et the 40% off?thank you for your help!

  I got the new AARP Prescription Discount Card and went to use it at CVS. After CVS gave me the AARP/Optum price ($36), I asked what the GoodRX price was since I had that   on my account. GOODRX was $18. HALF the price. So if I didn't ask, I would be out $18. BEWARE  

The Denny's at 18875 S I-19 Frontage Rd in Green Valley, AZ, came under new management and has stopped honoring AARP and military discounts.  Green Valley, AZ is a town of over 20,000 full time residents that swells to 40,000 during winter months.  It does not make business sense to me that they would want to alienate that many people who have time for a sit down breakfast during the week.

I just contacted Walmart which has stated there is no AARP $40 discount off Walmart+ $98 annual membership fee. 

AARP should do better on Benefits & Discounts.  They are not worth that much.

We printed the Mai Tai (Westmont, IL) discount coupon offering a BOGO entree, enjoyed dinner an hour later and when settling up, were informed that the AARP/Entertainment coupons were not being honored as the restaurant was under new management.  It was an unexpected surprise.  That coupon should be pulled off the AARP site.  Management acknowledged that other patrons had asked to redeem the same coupon.  I attempted to report it to AARP under scams and fraud, but apparently this forum is the only platform to make this known. Going forward, we will be inquiring about coupon validity BEFORE placing our orders.

I decided to give Consumer Cellular a try because I was intrigued by their low prices.  After not being that impressed, I decided to go with Mint Mobile.  I ended my service with Consumer Cellular on 4/19 but was surprised when I received another bill after my service ended.  I tried to get info online but could no longer access my account to even remove my payment method.  I had to call to find out Consumer Cellular is a post-paid service even though I’m pretty sure I had to initially pay upfront.  I was told that would be my last payment but lo and behold I get an email  saying another full month’s service fee is due.  I call again and I’m told this was for the billing cycle that started just before I stopped service and they don’t prorate.  So here I am being asked to continue paying the full price for a service I have not even had for the last month and a half.  CONSUMER CELLULAR IS A TOTAL SCAM!!  Stay away!!

     On the Restaurant Discount page it says, "15% off on the dine in & pick up orders."  I have never had a problem with that until yesterday.  I was told that the items we ordered did not qualify. I have never been told that before.    Upon my investigation of this, by having to click on the Denny's advertisement on the AARP discount page. I got this, "15% Off Your CheckMembers save 15% on their checks every day—including diner classics and breakfast items. Maximum discount not to exceed $10." Then I had to click a "learn more" tab, but I also notice this at the bottom of the page, "You’ll leave AARP and go to the website of a trusted provider. The provider’s terms, conditions, and policies apply."     Clicking on learn more, I get this, "AARP MEMBERS GET 15% OFFFrom your favorite go-to breakfast meals to our latest delicious creations, we treat our AARP members to delicious savings all day long.Available only to current AARP memb

In redeeming points for AARP Programs - at this time there is one for Wish of a Lifetime - 4000 points, how much money does that translate into? Seeing as $5 gift cards can be purchased for points ranging from 8000 - 28000, what number is used for AARP program donations? Inquiring minds want to know...  

This is the most expensive place to get auto insurance, I thought aarp was supposed to help seniors but apparently they are not, the only good thing about this place is that you get discount at restaurants and that’s it. Why don’t they help with insurance and anything else, do they get money out of it or something 

I've been taking the quizzes this morning and found 2 of them with incorrect info.  You say the maximum someone will spend on prescriptions is $2000 under Part D, but this year it is $2100. It's June and it surprises me you haven't updated that answer.In the Internet quiz you say people need a modem, router and ?? (I forget the third thing. Lost it when I was finding where to bring this to your attention), but I have internet access now with simply a router that gets a Wi-Fi signal from AT&T.  No Ethernet or modem.

 I just opened a Barclays AARP "digital savings" account to avail myself of the promised 4% interest rate, but am very disappointed that their electronic banking capabilities are lacking some key features. 1. No Zelle access. (When I reached out to a Barclays agent to ask how to set up Zelle, she did not even know what that is.) 2. No Quicken access. I see from comments online that they once allowed Quicken to directly download transaction history, but changes to their login process broke that access and it's never been restored. They tell you to use the manual process instead (which is slow and klunky and less desirable than the direct download) but that process is also broken (you press a "download" button from the Barclays portal, which creates a file that can be imported manually into your Quicken account -- except that Barclays uses an outdated Quicken format that the current Quicken version can't import.) Since I use Zelle extensively to transfer funds quickly